ICD-10-CM Code O88.81
Other embolism in pregnancy
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code O88.81 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of O88.81 that describes the diagnosis 'other embolism in pregnancy' in more detail.
- O88.81 Other embolism in pregnancy NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code O888 is used to code Fat embolism
A fat embolism is a type of embolism that is often caused by physical trauma such as fracture of long bones, soft tissue trauma, and burns.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D004620, D004620 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 673.8, 958.1 |
Haematoxylin and eosin stain of a microscopic section of the lungs showing a blood vessel with fibrinoid material and an optical empty space indicative of the presence of lipid dissolved during the staining process.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O88.81 - Other embolism in pregnancy'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O88.81. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: O88.8 - Other obstetric embolism